Dreamers Online recommends the following Tarot deck for beginners:  The classic A.E Waite deck depicted on this site

 

 

 

 

The Golden Tarot by Kat Black

 

Masculine Emotional Power

The King of Cups depicts all of the Masculine qualities to do with love and emotions.  He indicates success in listening to the heart and obtaining the hearts desire.  He denotes success in relationships of all kinds on a deep and satisfying level.  He often appears for people who have been in their relationship for a very long time, having ties that go back a long way.  The King of Swords heralds intellectual maturity.  

The King of Cups can often represent a father or an older, mature male, usually an authority figure.  Only a very skilled reader can determine this;  so if the reader is in the beginning stages of learning the Tarot, its probably best to just decipher the meaning.  He would have fair skin and hair and light eyes;  and most likely be a Water star sign.      

Relationships

The King of Cups appears in a relationship reading to depict a very solid and enduring relationship.  He can represent a mature older man or can appear to depict a father.   

Reversed

Reversed, the King Of Cups can indicate that a long term relationship is having problems with communication or emotional connection.  It can indicate an older man or father who has become depressed, or controlling.  

Suit Traits

The suite of Cups are represented by the element water.

The traits of cups are:  Love, Emotions, Relationships, and Intuition. 

The star signs of Cups are:  Cancer, Pisces, and Scorpio. 

The physical traits of Cups are:  Fair skin, fair hair, light eyes. 

Dreamers Online Recommended Tarot Links!

www.learntarot.com

www.tarothermit.com

www.aeclectic.net/tarot/

www.crystalinks.com/tarot.html

www.skepdic.com/tarot.html

 

Dreamers Online recommends the following book to assist beginners in learning the art of the Tarot

The Tarot Revealed by Paul Fenton-Smith

Mastering The Tarot, by Paul Fenton Smith